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Women's Hand Fan - 5H

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During Dorr's time in prison, he was purportedly given the task of painting women's hand-fans for the La Moselle Eventail Elastique brand. This fan pattern, created sometime around 1845 and adorned with a hummingbird motif, is attributed to Dorr. Photography by Erik Gould, courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

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During Dorr's time in prison, he was purportedly given the task of painting women's hand-fans for the La Moselle Eventail Elastique brand. This fan pattern, created sometime around 1845 and adorned with a hummingbird motif, is attributed to Dorr. Photography by Erik Gould, courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.